The U.S. natural gas rig count rose two units to 155 during the week ended Friday, propelling the combined domestic tally to 758 as domestic oil drilling held flat, updated numbers from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show.

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Total oil-directed rigs were unchanged domestically for the period at 599. The 758 active U.S. rigs as of Friday compares with 491 rigs running in the year-earlier period, according to the BKR numbers, which are partly based on data from Enverus.

Offshore rigs increased by two overall for the period, with the Gulf of Mexico count rising one unit to end the week at 14. Total land rigs held steady at 738. Domestic gains included one horizontal rig and one vertical rig, with directional drilling unchanged week/week.

The Canadian rig count rose four units to 195...